AMD Radeon RX 5500M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 880M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 880M SLI
22.16
+56.9%

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 57% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking231341
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data9.10
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameN15E-GX-A2Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years old)29 September 2019 (4 years old)
Current price$3098 $998
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 880M SLI and RX 5500M have a nearly equal value for money.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores30721408
Core clock speed954 MHz1327 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1645 MHz
Number of transistors2x 3540 Million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)206 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rateno data144.8

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 880M SLI and Radeon RX 5500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+no data

Memory

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2x 256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (FL 11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.5
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data2.0
Vulkanno data1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 880M SLI 22.16
+56.9%
RX 5500M 14.12

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 57% in our combined benchmark results.


3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 880M SLI 15823
RX 5500M 16476
+4.1%

Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 880M SLI by 4% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 880M SLI 11817
RX 5500M 12276
+3.9%

Radeon RX 5500M outperforms GeForce GTX 880M SLI by 4% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 880M SLI 77057
+51.3%
RX 5500M 50946

GeForce GTX 880M SLI outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 51% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD74
+29.8%
57
−29.8%
1440p70−75
+48.9%
47
−48.9%
4K45−50
+50%
30
−50%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−52.8%
55
+52.8%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+4.7%
43
−4.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−43.6%
56
+43.6%
Battlefield 5 70−75
+52.1%
45−50
−52.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
−62.1%
94
+62.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−19.4%
43
+19.4%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+56.8%
35−40
−56.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+51.3%
35−40
−51.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
Hitman 3 65−70
−29.2%
84
+29.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−42.6%
67
+42.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−75%
63
+75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+60%
30−33
−60%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−34.9%
58
+34.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+12.5%
40
−12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+50%
26
−50%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−27.4%
93
+27.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
−25.9%
73
+25.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+9.1%
33
−9.1%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−6.9%
62
+6.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+51.3%
35−40
−51.3%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
Hitman 3 65−70
+18.2%
55
−18.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−14.9%
54
+14.9%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−8.3%
39
+8.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+12.5%
32
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
−20.8%
58
+20.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−46.9%
72
+46.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−18.6%
51
+18.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+45.2%
31
−45.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+179%
14
−179%
Battlefield 5 70−75
−2.7%
75
+2.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+20%
30
−20%
Far Cry 5 55−60
−1.7%
59
+1.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+15.7%
51
−15.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
+50%
50−55
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+8.9%
45
−8.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+95.5%
22
−95.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−35
−2.9%
35
+2.9%
Hitman 3 35−40
−27.8%
46
+27.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−17.2%
34
+17.2%
Metro Exodus 21−24
−13.6%
25
+13.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+70%
10−11
−70%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−10.3%
32
+10.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+71.4%
14−16
−71.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+110%
10
−110%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+11.4%
44
−11.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Far Cry 5 35−40
−26.3%
48
+26.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
−9.3%
47
+9.3%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+66.7%
27−30
−66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−17.6%
20
+17.6%
Hitman 3 21−24
−9.5%
23
+9.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+55.6%
9
−55.6%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+85.7%
7−8
−85.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
15
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+76.9%
12−14
−76.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+62.5%
16
−62.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−19%
25
+19%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+63.2%
18−20
−63.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

This is how GTX 880M SLI and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 880M SLI is 29.8% faster than RX 5500M

1440p resolution:

  • GTX 880M SLI is 48.9% faster than RX 5500M

4K resolution:

  • GTX 880M SLI is 50% faster than RX 5500M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 880M SLI is 179% faster than the RX 5500M.
  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5500M is 75% faster than the GTX 880M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 880M SLI is ahead in 38 tests (56%)
  • RX 5500M is ahead in 28 tests (41%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (3%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 22.16 14.12
Recency 12 March 2014 29 September 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 206 Watt 85 Watt

The GeForce GTX 880M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 5500M in performance tests.


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